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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics54.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive168% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
8 years ago, 8 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateOct 17 '15 at 07:36
Run Duration548 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 100
2-Core 226
72% 163 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 679
68% 551 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
Poor: 67% Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5850
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Lighting 68.1
Reflection 72.1
Parallax 63.2
56% 67.8 fps
MRender 74.4
Gravity 63.7
Splatting 57.6
52% 65.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 54.5%
 Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 961
Write 939
Mixed 946
212% 949 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 48.1
172% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 407
DQ Write 437
DQ Mixed 177
201% 340 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑
This bench: 168%
 Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
878GB free
Firmware: CC3E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 102
Write 113
Mixed 103
80% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.56
121% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑
This bench: 61.8%
 Great: 68%
BUFFALO HD-PCFU3 1TB
931GB free, PID 0240
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
37.7% Below average
Read 95.4
Write 92
Mixed 72.9
110% 86.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1.21
4K Mixed 0.16
48% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑
This bench: 37.7%
 Great: 44%
WD My Book 500GB
381GB free, PID 1100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
21.1% Poor
Read 36.6
Write 38.8
Mixed 16.9
38% 30.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 2.36
4K Mixed 0.29
92% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑
This bench: 21.1%
 Great: 22%
Hitachi HTS545016B9A300 160GB
139GB free, PID 2329
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
8.92% Terrible
Read 2.29
Write 22.6
Mixed 2.26
14% 9.06 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.16
4K Mixed 0.31
52% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑
This bench: 8.92%
 Great: 18%
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Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $152

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples573x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples334x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples116x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples197x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples96x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples79x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples54x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples50x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples43x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples32x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples32x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $800
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Intel Core i5-13600K $260Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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